Carmella Van Vleet
@carmellavanvleet.bsky.social
Children's author, part-time ninja, model maker, photographer, and Team Interrobang. CarmellaVanVleet.com (she/her)
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Ohio school librarians, we are looking forward to hanging out with you on Friday! 💙📚 #booksky #OELMA #Ohioauthors
@willhillenbrand.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @mindymcginnis.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social @leighlewis.bsky.social
@willhillenbrand.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @mindymcginnis.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social @leighlewis.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Ohio school librarians, we are looking forward to hanging out with you on Friday! 💙📚 #booksky #OELMA #Ohioauthors
@willhillenbrand.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @mindymcginnis.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social @leighlewis.bsky.social
@willhillenbrand.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @mindymcginnis.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social @leighlewis.bsky.social
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Look! We made the PW Children’s Bookshelf newsletter with our indie bookstore authors in a party bus! Columbus has some amazing booksellers! We are grateful. @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @elisastoneleahy.com @juliadevillers.bsky.social
More than 1,600 independent bookstores across the country celebrated Independent Bookstore Day last weekend, and children’s books were a hot item buff.ly/er1OciH
May 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Look! We made the PW Children’s Bookshelf newsletter with our indie bookstore authors in a party bus! Columbus has some amazing booksellers! We are grateful. @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @elisastoneleahy.com @juliadevillers.bsky.social
Such a wonderful festival!! Great turn out, passionate volunteers, and a celebration of young readers. 😁
These folks! These amazing authors & illustrators rocked the Grand Lake Area Lit Fest yesterday! ❤️
@kirbylarson.bsky.social @andreaywang.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @louiseborden.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @elisastoneleahy.com @giagordon.bsky.social @terrilibenson.bsky.social
@kirbylarson.bsky.social @andreaywang.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @louiseborden.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @elisastoneleahy.com @giagordon.bsky.social @terrilibenson.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Such a wonderful festival!! Great turn out, passionate volunteers, and a celebration of young readers. 😁
Nothing like a home remodeling project to show you that you’re not as chill as you thought 😵💫
March 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Nothing like a home remodeling project to show you that you’re not as chill as you thought 😵💫
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Putting this out there for those of you who might need it -
How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines
How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines
How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines
How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines
www.ala.org
January 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Putting this out there for those of you who might need it -
How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines
How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines
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Awards are just one piece of a big puzzle. Some books win awards. Some books get no stickers but STICK in our hearts forever. This year, all of those books, written so kids might better understand their place in this dark and scary world, feel more important than ever. #ALAYMA #TLSkyChat #KidLit
January 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Awards are just one piece of a big puzzle. Some books win awards. Some books get no stickers but STICK in our hearts forever. This year, all of those books, written so kids might better understand their place in this dark and scary world, feel more important than ever. #ALAYMA #TLSkyChat #KidLit
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President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them.
So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.
So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.
January 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them.
So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.
So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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My heart is breaking for you, SoCal friends. I know so many kids will be out of school again this week due to the devastating wildfires, so I've pulled together a bunch of my virtual author visits & read-alouds. They'll be freely available for you all month. katemessner.com/read-alouds-...
Read-alouds & Resources for SoCal Schools & Families – Kate Messner
katemessner.com
January 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My heart is breaking for you, SoCal friends. I know so many kids will be out of school again this week due to the devastating wildfires, so I've pulled together a bunch of my virtual author visits & read-alouds. They'll be freely available for you all month. katemessner.com/read-alouds-...
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There’s a small bookshop “adult scholastic book fair” at a local brewery
They vastly misunderstood the demand
They vastly misunderstood the demand
January 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There’s a small bookshop “adult scholastic book fair” at a local brewery
They vastly misunderstood the demand
They vastly misunderstood the demand
I feel seen
My fifteenth book comes out this year, yet still, every time I write another, I’m convinced I’ve completely forgotten how to do it. Every time.
But my motto: real writers don’t write, they write anyway.
But my motto: real writers don’t write, they write anyway.
January 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I feel seen
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I don’t want my class to prepare students for ‘the real world.’
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
December 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
I don’t want my class to prepare students for ‘the real world.’
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
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GET YOUR EYES CHECKED REGULARLY. Yrs ago, my family eye doctor saw something odd in regular checkup (no symptoms), sent me to specialist. Specialist said I had a "subclinical detached retina", had to operate ASAP.
He said that without operation, I would have gone blind in that eye within a year.
He said that without operation, I would have gone blind in that eye within a year.
December 16, 2024 at 5:47 PM
GET YOUR EYES CHECKED REGULARLY. Yrs ago, my family eye doctor saw something odd in regular checkup (no symptoms), sent me to specialist. Specialist said I had a "subclinical detached retina", had to operate ASAP.
He said that without operation, I would have gone blind in that eye within a year.
He said that without operation, I would have gone blind in that eye within a year.
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A great read (and perfect gift for kids)! Middle-grade NOTHING IS LITTLE by @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social (Holiday House) "A captivating, humorous, and heartfelt story of friendship, family, and crime-solving." - Kirkus. A Junior Library Guild title bookshop.org/p/books/noth...
Nothing Is Little a book by Carmella Van Vleet
The case of a missing father is hard to crack . . . even for Felix, a tiny kid with a huge heart and an eye for detail. Eleven-year-old Felix likes being the smallest kid in school. At least he knows ...
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December 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
A great read (and perfect gift for kids)! Middle-grade NOTHING IS LITTLE by @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social (Holiday House) "A captivating, humorous, and heartfelt story of friendship, family, and crime-solving." - Kirkus. A Junior Library Guild title bookshop.org/p/books/noth...
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I just found out that Unboxing Libby received a starred review from Booklist! They called it a "riveting SF dramedy" and said "any fan of friendship stories will adore this tale of a preteen robot finding her true self." I read the trade reviews for work, so it's super exciting to be in one! #kidlit
December 13, 2024 at 12:10 AM
I just found out that Unboxing Libby received a starred review from Booklist! They called it a "riveting SF dramedy" and said "any fan of friendship stories will adore this tale of a preteen robot finding her true self." I read the trade reviews for work, so it's super exciting to be in one! #kidlit
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I talk to a lot of aspiring picture book writers who have spent YEARS working on their first book. And revision is great! It's essential!
But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)
But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)
December 8, 2024 at 8:50 PM
I talk to a lot of aspiring picture book writers who have spent YEARS working on their first book. And revision is great! It's essential!
But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)
But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)
Super honored to be included on this awesome list. 😊
Huge congrats to @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social! Her really "cool" nf middle-grade FROZEN IN TIME: WHAT ICE CORES TELL US ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE (Holiday House) just got named a 2024 BEST SCIENCE BOOKS FOR KIDS title by Science Friday!
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...
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Science Friday's Picks: The Best Science Books for Kids 2024
You asked for science book recommendations for the kids in your life. Two bookworm experts respond—and share their own favorites.
www.sciencefriday.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Super honored to be included on this awesome list. 😊
Am I the only person who’s never seen Love Actually? 🤷♀️
December 4, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Am I the only person who’s never seen Love Actually? 🤷♀️
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I missed #kidlitchat this week -- too tired after an evening writing session. But I'm so grateful for the encouragement and advice from my MigWriter friends @debbieohi.com
@christinafarley.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social
@christinafarley.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 10:50 PM
I missed #kidlitchat this week -- too tired after an evening writing session. But I'm so grateful for the encouragement and advice from my MigWriter friends @debbieohi.com
@christinafarley.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social
@christinafarley.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social
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Time for a book giveaway!
If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike!
I'll draw winners on 12/1.
About the book:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
#edusky
If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike!
I'll draw winners on 12/1.
About the book:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
#edusky
November 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Time for a book giveaway!
If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike!
I'll draw winners on 12/1.
About the book:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
#edusky
If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike!
I'll draw winners on 12/1.
About the book:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
#edusky
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The secret is that other writers aren't competition; they're peers, colleagues and friends. Someone who reads me is going to read other writers as well; the entire publishing economy is "yes, and." Therefore it does me no harm, and much good, to support other writers and to wish them well.
And Heinlein would have approved! Terry Pratchett said, "Most SF writers were once fans. There's a habit they have, not of paying back, but of paying forward; I know of no other branch of literature where the established "names" so keenly encourage wannabe writers to become their future competitors
November 19, 2024 at 7:24 PM
The secret is that other writers aren't competition; they're peers, colleagues and friends. Someone who reads me is going to read other writers as well; the entire publishing economy is "yes, and." Therefore it does me no harm, and much good, to support other writers and to wish them well.
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Apropos of nothing... I edited this book about the importance of SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE in public health, and it's been popping up on all kinds of Best of the Year lists etc. Perhaps I'll just slip a copy in the mail to our new head of Health and Human Services? 🤔
November 21, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Apropos of nothing... I edited this book about the importance of SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE in public health, and it's been popping up on all kinds of Best of the Year lists etc. Perhaps I'll just slip a copy in the mail to our new head of Health and Human Services? 🤔
Congratulations to @davidrickert.bsky.social on the release of his newest book! This is such a fun format!
November 12, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Congratulations to @davidrickert.bsky.social on the release of his newest book! This is such a fun format!
I’m not okay. Trying to be tho, so there’s that
November 6, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I’m not okay. Trying to be tho, so there’s that